The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-12-01
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mammoth proportions. Over a million
pounds are shipped every week for the jet
ties.
The doors of G. w. Clerke, of St Angus
tine, have been closed by the Sheriff upon a
writ of attachment issued by H. Lindsey
for 500
A fine two-story brick building with room
for two stores, will be erected on the corner
of Berlin and Commerce streets, DeLeon
Springs, soon.
John Rogero, of st. Augustine, who had
both of his legs broken in dock in Savan-
nah, by falling piece of marble last spring.
is able to be out, but limps somewhat yet.
At st. Augustine Tuesday William Law
renee and Josh Carleton, charged with as
sault with intent to kill one NJ Sulles, were,
in default of bail, committed to the county
Jail to await the action of the grand jury.
Orange Park wants fruit canning estab-
lishment, livery stable with a few live
horses, good laundry, which would be well
patronized, a horse railroad running from
the pier to the depot through Kingsley ave-
nue.. a man who desires to pocket from
$50, 900 to SIS, 900 year, to bring the min
eral water from TUlulu Springs into the
city, distance one and one-half miles, spring
flowing 1000 gallons per minute.
An east-bound passenger train, while run
ming about thirty-five miles per hour, struck
and instantly killed a negro man about
three miles west of Madison Tuesday. The
man was walking In the middle of the track,
and Engineer Cross blew his whistle, but
the man made no attempt to get off the
track. He was evidently deaf. A bottle of
| whisky was broken in his pocket, and the
| superstition is that he was drunk. The en-
| gineer supposed the man would get off until
it was too late to stop his train.
Peter Bell, wife and four or five women.
all negroes, live about seven miles south of
Welborn, and are charged with keeping
lewd house. At the Circuit Court last
spring they were indicted, but the evidence,
from some cause, was not sufficient to con-
vict. The grand jury at the last court also
inquired diligently into the matter, but
could not get sufficient evidence. On last
Saturday night crowd went to the house
and took Peter and four of his women out
and gave them good lashing and warned
them to do better or leave.
The fifth meeting of the Volusa County
Teachers Association was held at Lake
Helen on Friday and Saturday, Nov. p aud
20. The meeting was not the success that
| its projectors hoped it to be in point of at
tendance. Competent instructors had been
| secured, and nothing was left undone that
| could contribute to the success of the meet
| ing. The programme was most attractive
and interesting one. Only seventeen out of
their appearance during the two days ses-
sion, and but few of this number were in
attendance throughout the entire session.
The approaching election gave color to
the sermons preached i'll all the churches at
Orange City Sunday, and President Fitch,
of the Methodist Episcopal College at this
place, delivered a most eloquent and forcible
| lecture npon the subject in the evening
| The speaker made a very earnest plea for
| md tha
that many make: THAT by attempting to
force this is 'ue upon men it takes away
their liberty" This, he proved was not so,
that these persons mistook license for
| liberty. He also believed that the putting
down of this curse will go a long way to-
ward Graduating the great evil that is
threatening our stitutions-Anarchy.
The DeSoto Cattle Association met at
| Arcadia last Saturday. A large number of
stockmen were present. The committee APP
pointed to frame a constitution for the gov
eminent of the association reported satisfac
| torily. The following officers were elected
to serve one year: President, Capt. j. w.
Whidden; Vice President, l.. H Parker;
Secretary, DR.. A. S. johnson.
| A committee was appointed to ex-
anime and select the best probable route to
run fence to inclose the pasture on Indian
| prairies The committee selected for this
purpose started for Indian prairie on Nov.
%. The meeting ad iourned until Dec 10,
when the report of this committee will be
submitted 1t is important that all men,
bers of the association be present at the
next meeting.
At Jacksonville, before adjournment
Tuesday the grand jury returned indict-
ments against the Savannah, Florida and
Western Railroad and the Florida Railway
and Navigation Company, for maintain
ing nuisance at the Brooklyn bridge. An
Indictment was found against the former
road about two years ago on the same
cause, and the case was tried in the Circuit
Court, which resulted in conviction. The
company took the case to the Supreme
Court where the decision of the lower court
was reversed in an opinion handed down
about one week ago. 1t is claimed by the
grand jury, however, that the verdict was
set aside on purely technical grounds, hence
it was in the province of the grand jury to
investigate the case again. 1t is expected
that the cases will come up for trial at the
regular term of the County Criminal Court
which convenes next month.
B. Genovar has allowed Messrs Entenza
& Gonzalez the use of tract of land of his
hummock land north of st. Augustine for
the purpose of experimenting in the cultiva-
ton of tobacco of a fine quality. Some
time ago Mr.. Entenza raised on poor land
not at all adapted to its cultivation, near
premium at the State fair and also at the
Atlanta exposition. They are confident
that the land of Mr.. Genovar is suitable to
the cultivation of the finest Vuelto Ariba
district and they will Immediately plant
10000 seed, do the cultivating aud curing
themselves and leave nothing TO those mex
perienced in tobacco culture and cure. Mr.
Gonzalez soon goes to Cuba on business and
will engage from the Vuelto Ariba district
one or two familieS-experts in the raising
of tobacco-and will bring them to st. Au-
gustine to work their farm. Mr.. Gonzalez
says also that at least one-ffth of the st.
Johns county lands are tobacco lands of d
good grade, and he is determined that st.
Augustine shall down Quincy. If tobacco
can be as successfully cultivated in st.
Johns county as Messrs Entenza & Con
zalez believe. then St. Augustine wiz be
greatly benefited by the revenue therelrom.
About Que year ago V. Martinez Ybor, pro